Sewing awl



C. SOPCH ACK Jan; 27, 1931.

SEWING AWL Filed May 13, 1950 2,0 stron@ izateiited dan. 27, i931 Y CARLYSOPCHACK, OF NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA snwiiie AWL Application led May 13, 1930. Serial No. 451,920.

. My invention relates to certain new and form of'needle member embodying the presuseinl improvements in sewing awls, and ent invention. l while primarily intended and designed for Referring in detail to the drawing l desewing meats by butchers, it will be obvious notes an elongated needle member having a ,5 that the device may be employed for any flattened orw rd end portion 2 which ter- A55 other sewing operations and purposes whereinmates in a pointed piercing end 3. The Y' in itis found to be' applicable, Y rearward end of the needle member 1 carinportant oojects of the invention are to ries a hired opera' ing handle 4 for facilitatprovide a sewing` awl, of the character deing the manipulation of the latter in effecting p10 scribed, which will greatly facilitate. meat the Sewing operations. 4,60 sewing operations, which may be readily inl angullrly eXtending, open slot-eye ois serted into and withdrawn from the meat, formed in the iattened forward end portion and which embodies novel automatically op? 2, f the needle membeln 1- he Cleeed elllef erable means tor retaining the sewing thread the Slet-eye `5 'S Preferably LSPOSed fli5 bemin and the @Qn-femme emoval of the wardly, while the otlierlenoL ihereof opens at 6,5 latter therefrom, Y one side edge ofthe end porti-on 2. vFurther objects of the invention are to The fermtion of the slot-eye 5, in the provide a device ot'the class staed which is needle .member l, provides a forwardly dissiinple in its construction and ariangement,` POeeCl 1196 11d e eaweluy @deposed Sholll g, durable and elicient in its use, and Cle;1 7 et the Outer end Of the Slet-eye 5. The 7,0 comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. M llelfllleSS` O the Shoulder 7 1 S reduced by pro- With the i'oregoing and other objects in Vlill'llg'elell Sidetllereoi with a recess 8 tor view which will appear as the description the recepion of a securing element 9, which proceeds, tlieinvenLion resides in the combile `1 1VO'D 2L1 1Y mounted 1n a key-hole Slot l0 nation and arrangement of parts and in the fe'med m the Shell-1de? 7 atthe inner ends of *"5 i detailsl of construction hereinafter described the l'eCeSSeS and claimed, it being understoodgthat changes The See'drmg element 9 is substantially in the precise embodiment ot the invention U-Sllepel 2md- COmPTlSeS a pair of nat side hereinafter disclosed can be made within V er1-Ile ll, which are` joined together by an lhe scope of what is claimed without departinterposed, integrally ormempivoting shaft t' ing from the spirit of the invention. The Ase'ciirmg element 9 is assembled in the drawing wherein like numeral-s of Yv'lilllle needle membeil by extending the reference desionate corresponding parts itenr tliI'Oiigh the key-hole slot l0, prier to throughout the several views its Omfatl'On @S Clearly Shown in Fgu@ 135 Figure i is a side view of a sewing awl, 4, efflel Whell theside arms 11 thereof are es constructed in accordance with the invention. bent upwadiyi al? Ughflgee ele Wely t0 Figure 2 s a fragmentary Side View of the" pivoting shait l2. The latter is mountthe needle member with the securing element ed m the/ keyhole Sloft lo fhlle' the; 51de arms removedtherefrom 11 are disposed in respective recesses 8. lt

Figure 3 S a fmgmentadry tgp plan View A1is,wofgcouqrse, eidentlthattlh gsecuringL ele- 9o oit' my improved sewing awl. 'ffm' nhg De (lmehtcqmihen e y GCP. oue* YFigure 4 is an enlarged plan view of the Mie arm immo-Vas l 1S liebessary O pabs WD. (y l 1 'I t Whb eX d i Y t only one oisaidrside arms through the key- SOCLmb e am@ *e pan ec @HOT O hole slot i0 in the assembly ot the device; .5 m5 asgembly wml Ehe' needle member' The thickness of each of the sidearms 1l 95 U lh@ 5 1S fm nlaef @ml @.W 0f @le is exactly commensurate to the depth of the securing element, iilustrating its iormation recess 8, in which itis mgunted, and in com when assembled with 'the needle member. Sequence, when the Securing element 9 is Figures 6 and '.f, are, respectively i'rgproperly assembled with the needle member mentary side and top plan views or" a modiiied l, as herein stated, the outer faces of the side 100 slightly beyond the associated edge of theV flattened portion 2, 'regardless of whether the securing element 9 is in the releasing position,

shown in F i gure 1t or in the securing position,

as shown in dash lines in Figure 1.

Vhen in the releasing position, the side arms 11 of the securing element 9, are entirely disposed in respective recesses 8, and do not extend i to the slot-eye 5. l/Vhen in the securing pos tion, however, the side arms 11 extend across the slot-eye 5, to close the open outer end of the latter, and the tips 13 thereof abut and againstI the lip 6.

lt will here 'oe noted that the securing element 9 has a loose pivotal connection in the key-hole slot 10, whereby the former can lshift to its securing or releasing positions by gravity. ln practice, in forcing the needle member 1 through the meat, the latter will engage the securing element 9 and shift the same to the releasing position. rIbis shiftable movement of the securing element 9 is of no importance and the insertion of the needle member 1 is not affected thereby.

However, when the needle member 1 is being withdrawn from the meat, after the sewing thread has been looped in the slot-eye 5 the securing member 9, by its fricti-onal engagement with the moat will be forcibly shifted to and maintained in its securing position, thereby preventing the release of the sewing thread from the slot-eye 5 until the needle member 1 is entirely withdrawn from the meat. The sewing thread may be then readily slipped from the eye-slot 5, for subsequent insertions of the needle member 1, as the securing member is loosely pivoted and will shift to release the sewing thread without impeding the removal of the latter in any manner. The provision of the projecting tips 13 serves to augment the engagement of the meat with the securing element 9 for maintainin the latter in the securing position, and facilitates the manipulation of the securing element 9 when looping the sewing thread in the slot-eye 5. Further, when the securing' member 9 is in its securing position against the lip 6, the latter will not interfere with the retraction of the needle member 1.

The modified form of the device, illustrated in Figure 6 and 7, differs from the preferred form hereinbefore described, in that a single securing arm 14 is employed instead of the securing element 9. rlhe securing arm 14 is pivotally connected, as at 15, in a slot 16 formed in the flattened forward end 17, of the needle member 1S. The function of the securing arm 14 is identical to that described relatively to the preferred form, and is not thought to require more detailed description.

It will be obvious, that the angular disposition of the slot-eye 5, may be reversed, so that the sewing action is effected during the insertion of the needle member instead of during its withdrawal movement, as provided for in the embodiment herein disclosed.

rllhe present invention provides a most ellioient device of its kind, which may be readily and smoothly inserted into meat or withdrawn from the latter, for effecting sewing operations, without any untoward retardation due to the position or movement of any parts of the device.

lli/hat I claim is:

l. ln a sewing awl, of the character described, a needle member provided with a flattened forward end portion, a slot-eye formed in said flattened end portion and having an open outer end, said end portion being formed with a pair of opposed recesses, a substantially ll-shaped securing element pivotally connecting with said flattened end portion and including a pair of flat side arms respectively engaging in said recesses, said securing element being automatically operable for shifting said pair of side arms to close the open outer end of said slot-eye.

2. In a sewing awl, of the character described, a. needle member provided with a flattened forward end portion, a slot-eye formed in said flattened end portion and having an open outer end, said end portion being formed with a pair of opposed recesses, a substantially U-shaped securing element pivotally connecting with said flattened end portion and including a pair of flat side arms respectively engaging in said recesses, said securing element being automatically operable for shifting said pair of side arms to close the open outer end of said slot-eye, the outer ends of said pair of side arms including tips projecting beyond the adjacent side edge of raid needle member.

In testimony whereof I afhx my signature.

CARL SOPCHAGK. 

